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by John Harvey, recruit757 3A East Opening Round York (6-4) at Armstrong (6-4) 7 p.m. Friday RICHMOND – During preseason practice, York High football coach Doug Pereira believed his team had the personnel to make a deep run in the postseason. Three months later, the Falcons are primed to do that as they prepare to…

by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The regular season is over! We’re now headed into the postseason. Here are your stat leaders by category for the 2014 season. The stats have been compiled from team submissions to recruit757 and double checked against stats published by the Daily Press and Virginian Pilot. Congratulations to running back…

by John Harvey, recruit757 3A East Opening Round Southampton (4-6) at Poquoson (8-2) Friday 7 p.m. at Poquoson Middle School POQUOSON – For years, Southampton and Poquoson High’s football team played one another as members of the Bay Rivers District. The former district rivals will be reunited again Friday in the first round of the…

by Jamaar Hawkins, recruit757 4A South Preview: Dinwiddie (8-2) at I.C. Norcom (8-2) 7:30 p.m Friday The I.C. Norcom Greyhounds wrapped up their regular season this past Friday in a battle against Lake Taylor. The 29-0 defeat at the hands of the Titans dropped the Greyhounds into a postseason rematch with last year’s 4A state…

by Andy Hilton, recruit757 It was a great way to cap Ocean Lakes’ perfect season. Now they have postseason work to do. Congratulations to this week’s Buffalo Wild Wings Player of the Week, quarterback Brenden O’Neil of Ocean Lakes who capped his team’s undefeated regular season with a three touchdown performance, including 93 yards rushing…

by John Harvey, recruit757 4A South Opening Round Smithfield (5-5) at Monacan (8-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday RICHMOND – The Virginia High School League 4A South regional football playoffs start Friday, but for Smithfield coach Clark Harrell, his team has already experienced the pressure of postseason play. The Packers faced a playoff mode atmosphere in the…

by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The season ended on a high note for most of the teams in our Top Ten. Salem fell at the hands of #1 Ocean Lakes, and Indian River suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of Great Bridge. In defense of the Braves, they were basically locked in and needed to…

by John Harvey, recruit757 2A East Opening Round: Bruton (2-8) at Riverheads (10-0) 7 p.m. Friday STAUNTON – For the second year in a row, Bruton High’s football team will face Riverheads in the 2A East regional playoffs. First-year coach Reggie Jones is hoping for a more competitive showing Friday following last year’s 48-13 loss to…

by Andy Hilton, recruit757 We saw it last year and we’re seeing it again this year. The expanded playoffs under the new reclassification system with the VHSL puts more teams in the postseason, including teams with losing records. Tomorrow night we get treated to some lackluster games including… 5A South Princess Anne (2-8)…

by Andy Hilton, recruit757 The recruit757 Futures Game is quickly approaching. On January 16 at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex, recruit757 and the Dream Bowl will showcase the best Middle School talent in the region for the 757Futures Game! All Middle School talent in The 757 is eligible to participate, but we’re only selecting the top…